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​Cleans Like Soap

Psalm 51:7 (NIV)​ Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

When I was a kid, Ivory soap advertisements claimed that its product was 99 and 44/100ths percent pure. The advertiser claimed that it was pure white soap. I do recall this soap sloughed the dirt from my hands and feet just fine. Ivory also had the amazing property of floating on the surface of the water. It couldn't sink and be lost at the bottom of the tub where it could be stepped on causing a person to slip and fall.

To those of us who are Christians, the parallel to Jesus Christ comes to mind. The Bible reports that Jesus walked on the surface of the water. He was unsinkable! Those who trust in Jesus will also be less apt to slip and fall.

Note I didn't say failure was impossible. It’s just less likely when we trust Jesus to strengthen us. A primary tenant of the Christian faith is that when we do slip and dirty our soul, ie, sin, Jesus' blood washes us whiter (i.e. purer) than snow. Those who believe in Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary's cross can be confident that when we stand before God on that auspicious day of judgement, we too will have been washed whiter than snow.

Jesus' blood does truly make us pure because unlike Ivory soap which is only 99 and 44/100ths per cent pure, through His sacrifice, Jesus will have made us 100% pure when we stand before the Lord.

Prayer: Jesus we praise your Holy Name for your sacrifice that cleanses us from all sin when we place our trust in you. Thank you, dear Lord Jesus. Amen.

Thought: The blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin when we trust in Jesus.

Action: Place your trust in Jesus Christ and you’ll be eternally thankful.